Suraj Sharma

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Suraj Sharma
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Sharma promoting Life of Pi in 2012
Born (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31) [1]
New Delhi, India
Alma mater St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Suraj Sharma (born 16 March 1993) is an Indian actor who made his debut in the 2012 film Life of Pi . [2] Directed by Ang Lee, the film was adapted from the novel of the same name, and earned Sharma critical acclaim as well as a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. [3] In 2014, he portrayed Aayan Ibrahim in season 4 of the Showtime series Homeland . [4] From 2018 to 2020, he starred as Rakesh Singh in the CBS comedy-drama series God Friended Me .

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Life and career

Sharma was born and brought up in a Indian family in New Delhi, India. [5] His father, Gokul Churai, is a software engineer from Thalassery, Kerala and a professional chess player, while his mother, Shailaja Sharma, is an economist from Palakkad, Kerala. [6] [5] He has a younger brother, Sriharsh Sharma, who has also acted in two films, and a younger sister, Dhruvatara Sharma. He attended Sardar Patel Vidyalaya secondary school, and later studied at St. Stephen's College, Delhi University. With no prior acting experiences, he auditioned along with his brother for the role of Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel in Life of Pi (2012). Sharma went through several rounds of auditions before winning the title role, beating out 3,000 other young men. [7] [8] [9] Director Ang Lee has stated that he selected Sharma primarily based on his expressive eyes and innocent appearance. According to him, Sharma had not only the emotion, but also the "look" of Pi. His "medium complexion" and "average build" were deemed perfect for the role. [10] The film was met with critical acclaim, winning four Academy Awards; Sharma's performance received positive reviews, and he was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. [11]

After filming Life of Pi, Sharma returned to studying philosophy at St. Stephen's College, with the intention of continuing to work in filmmaking in some capacity. [8] He subsequently undertook a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[ citation needed ] In 2014, he portrayed Aayan Ibrahim, nephew of a terrorist, in season 4 of the Showtime political thriller series Homeland . [12] That same year, he portrayed Rinku Singh in the sports biopic Million Dollar Arm . [13] He then co-starred with Tony Revolori in the Indian comedy-drama Umrika , [14] which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. In 2016, he starred in the Mongolian-American adventure drama film Burn Your Maps . [15] He has also portrayed the role of Kanan Gill in his first Bollywood venture, Anshai Lal's romance comedy Phillauri co-starring Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh. [16] From 2018 to 2020, he starred as Rakesh Singh in the CBS comedy-drama series God Friended Me . [17] In 2019, he appeared in the American science fiction black comedy slasher film Happy Death Day 2U , a sequel to Christopher Landon's 2017 film Happy Death Day . [18] In the same year, he appeared as Hassan in Danish Renzu's Indian American English-language drama film titled The Illegal . [19]

In May 2021, Sharma was cast in How I Met Your Mother spinoff series, How I Met Your Father led by Hilary Duff. In November 2021, Duff and the cast confirmed via social media accounts that the series would premiere on 18 January 2022. [20] The series was released on 18 January 2022. [21] On 15 February 2022, Hulu renewed the series for a 20-episode second season. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Life of Pi Pi PatelNominated – BAFTA Rising Star Award
2014 Million Dollar Arm Rinku Singh
2015 Umrika Older Ramakant
2016 Burn Your Maps Ismail
2017 Phillauri Kanan Gill
The Hungry Ankur Joshi
The LostDev MukherjeeShort film
2019 Happy Death Day 2U Samar Ghosh
Killerman FedEx
The Illegal Hassan
2022 Wedding Season Ravi
2023 Gulmohar Aditya
TBA This Tempting Madness TBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2015 Homeland Aayan Ibrahim7 episodes
2018–2020 God Friended Me Rakesh SinghSeries regular
2020 Little America KabirEpisode: "The Manager"
2022–2023 How I Met Your Father SidMain Cast
2022 Pantheon IT Officer (voice)Episode: “The Gods Will Not Be Slain”
2023 Star Wars: Visions Charuk (voice)Episode: "The Bandits of Golak"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2012 British Academy Film Awards Rising Star Life of Pi Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics SocietyYouth in FilmWon
Phoenix Film Critics SocietyBreakthrough Performance on CameraNominated
2013 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated
Best Scared-As-Shit Performance Won
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Won
Empire Awards Best Male Newcomer Nominated
Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Breakthrough Performance – MaleNominated
2015 London Indian Film Festival Pure Heaven Outstanding Young TalentHimselfWon
2021Yellowstone International Film FestivalBest Actor The Illegal Won
2023 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film Gulmohar Won

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